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Picture of the Day 7/30: What is this?

Latest in IT News - 3 hours 12 min ago
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Mobile phone shipments ring in at 308 million

Latest in IT News - 4 hours 24 min ago
Nokia and Samsung continue to dominate as global handset shipments rise 13 percent in the second quarter, though smartphone wars mean operating profits are volatile.

Facebook's IPO stalling: Are we even still surprised?

Latest in IT News - 4 hours 48 min ago
A report from Bloomberg brings the shocking news that Facebook will not go public next year. Is the social network's repeated shying from an IPO more of a statement than anything else?

Friday Poll: Is the mouse, indeed, dead?

Latest in IT News - 5 hours 12 min ago
Some say Apple's new Magic Trackpad heralds a mouse-free future? Are mice a dying breed or will they take their place alongside multitouch and gesture?

Ask Maggie: On cutting data costs and making video calls

Latest in IT News - 7 hours 12 min ago
Ask Maggie is a weekly technology advice column tackling readers' questions about mobile and broadband products, services, and issues.

Harley-Davidson's latest and greatest bikes

Latest in IT News - 7 hours 12 min ago
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman appreciates adventure, and as part of his, he went to see Harley-Davidson put together the machines that will take countless people on endless journeys.

Laying the grid for the electric car (photos)

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:33
Hoping to energize the electric car industry and make the Bay Area the electric car capital of the United States, San Jose, Calif., installs the first of hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations.

Mitsubishi i-Miev in the city

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:33
CNET Car Tech spent some time with the Mitsubishi i-Miev in San Francisco.

Do unto others--Jasmine's Tech Dos & Don'ts

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:29
Get schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week she gives tips on how you can use technology to do good things for fellow humans.

Black Hat shines light on security (roundup)

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:11
Las Vegas is the setting this week for two of the most popular annual security events. First comes Black Hat for the professional crowd, followed by the more antic Defcon gathering.

Firefox Home for iPhone, Firefox Sync see fixes

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:55
Updates to the Firefox cloud-based syncing tools for iPhone and for the Firefox browser correct three of users' top complaints, according to Mozilla.

Most Google services, including Search blocked in China

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:55
Despite indications that some of Google's troubles in China were over, nearly all of the Internet giant's services are blocked Thursday.

Can your mobile calls be intercepted? This tool can tell

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:44
Airprobe software, combined with hardware and crypto cracker tool allows people to test the snoop-factor of their GSM phones, and even intercept calls of others.

NY Giants, Jets bring replays to in-stadium fans

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:19
The New York Giants and Jets will soon offer replays, statistics, and live feeds of other games to fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

Bob Kerrey not joining MPAA after all

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:01
Talks to hire the former U.S. senator as head of the film industry's trade group fall apart.

U.S. military cyberwar: What's off-limits?

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:43
Ex-NSA and CIA head tells Black Hat crowd that rules for when military can attack foreign networks might exempt power grids and financial networks.

Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:35
Though short on details, Microsoft's CEO said it is "job one" to make sure that Windows 7 is an attractive option for slates and tablets.

Graphics chip market seeing big changes

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:31
As Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by "radical" shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research.

Ballmer talks up Microsoft's consumer business

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:16
Microsoft's CEO takes the stage at the company's financial analyst meeting. CNET's Ina Fried is in Redmond with coverage live from the event.

In D.C., digital transparency has grown messier

Latest in IT News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:05
The government using the Web to make its policies and processes more "open" sounds sunny, but the inability of a Supernova conference panel to go into much depth about it highlights its complexities.
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